Let me say at the outset, that there should be no such thing. Why you ask? Because there is no one size fits all solution for EMS. There are something like 50 different models of EMS delivery in North America. They include fire service based, volunteer fire service based, volunteer NON fire service based, municipal […]

I laugh when people tell me that EMS is a profession. Yes, there are professional EMS providers. I was one for pretty much my entire adult life. Still, although I worked in EMS full time, was paid well (especially by EMS standards), had a great set of benefits, and got to retire with what some […]

Obese patients and smokers banned from routine surgery in ‘most severe ever’ rationing in the NHS Obese people will be routinely refused operations across the NHS, health service bosses have warned, after one authority said it would limit procedures on an unprecedented scale. Hospital leaders in North Yorkshire said that patients with a body mass […]

An interesting article in Forbes Magazine online, Medicaid For None, Not All With the Affordable Care Act crumbling around them, Democrats will look to unveil their next healthcare plan at the National Convention in Philadelphia. President Barack Obama, his would-be successor, Hillary Clinton and the official party platform have a something specific in mind: The […]

I’m always skeptical of new food fads, especially when a food is suddenly announced to the world as “dangerous”. Peanut allergies are overblown, in large part because some people put their kids into protective antiseptic bubbles. There is a correlation between “dirty” kids and their higher resistance to a lot of childhood ills. There’s research […]

Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US The annual list of the most common causes of death in the United States, compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), informs public awareness and national research priorities each year. The list is created using death certificates filled out by physicians, funeral […]

I refer to the never ending train wreck known as DC Fire and EMS (FEMS). The latest incident being this goat screw of a call. You can read the details if the case yourself, I won’t bother to quote any of it. It seems that no one in the NATION’S CAPITOL has any interest in […]

Well, actually it broke almost two weeks ago. Their medical director of seven whole months has thrown in the towel and thrown up her hands in disgust. What she didn’t do was go quietly, You can download the letter here. It’s well worth the read. Here are a few of the more “scathing” sections of […]

Ronald Reagan once said that the nine most frightening words in the English Language were “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Here is a perfect example of that, Emergency Meds Act Would Fix Gap in EMS Law that Could Harm Patients January 13, 2016, WASHINGTON — Pending federal regulations threaten a longstanding […]

This article popped up via an EMS news server to which I subscribe. N.J. lawmakers vote to put Cooper in charge of Camden EMS TRENTON – New Jersey lawmakers Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would give Cooper University Hospital control over emergency medical services in Camden. It passed without debate on the floor of either […]

All About Me

After a long career as a field EMS provider, I'm now doing all that back office stuff I used to laugh at. Life is full of ironies, isn't it?
I still live in the Northeast corner of the United States, although I hope to change that to another part of the country more in tune with my values and beliefs.
I still write about EMS, but I'm adding more and more non EMS subject matter.
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